Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) said this Wednesday (9) that the National Congress will work to recompose the Budget and ensure the maintenance of social programs. The statement was made after a meeting with the elected president of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, earlier this afternoon.
“I reaffirmed to President Lula that Congress will work, responsibly and quickly, to ensure the resources that guarantee, in 2023, the R$ 600 of Auxílio Brasil, the readjustment of the minimum wage and the social programs necessary for the most needy population. country”, said Pacheco, through the twitter??
In the post, Pacheco stated that he received, at the official residence of the Senate, the president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, accompanied by the vice president-elect Geraldo Alckmin, the national president of the PT, deputy Gleisi Hoffmann (PR), the former minister Aloizio Merchant and fellow senators.
Called the Transition PEC, the measure seeks to open up budget space and fulfill one of the president-elect’s campaign promises, not to let the payment of R$ 600 be interrupted and guarantee an additional R$ 150 per child up to 6 years of age. age. To meet this demand, the transition team discusses whether the authorization to exceed the spending ceiling by around R$175 billion would be issued through a proposed amendment to the Constitution or a provisional measure that guarantees extraordinary credits (outside the ceiling) with authorization of the Court of Auditors of the Union and Justice.
This Tuesday morning, the president-elect met with the president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL). And shortly after Pacheco’s meeting, he met with the president of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Minister Rosa Weber.
